Railway gate and signal



April 6 1926.

w. G. JOY

RAILWAY GATE AND SIGNAL Filed May 21, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 6 W. G. JOY.

RAILWAY GATE AND SIGNAL 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 21, 1925 April 6, 1926. W. G. JOY

RAILWAY GATE AND SIGNAL Fi led Ma 21, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 tuation at a railway-crossing prior to the citizen of the United States, at

, tains to make and use the same.

' Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

UNITED STATES PAT NT- Mme.

' WALTER-G. ma or ennvmiann, ma s.

RAILWAY elar 1a,. 113) SIG-I131.

Application filed May 21;;

To all whom-fit may-concern:

Be it known that it, WALTER G. JoiY, a

Cleveland, in the county of Liberty and State of Texas, have invented certain-new and usefulImpr-ovements in Railway Gates and Signals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a -full, clear, and exact vdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe'art to which it apper- This invention relates to a railway gate and signal. I V

7 It is an aim of the present invention to provide a cautionary signal for use or ac-f "closing of the gate in the interest of safety.

Another object is to ,provide a novel construction of gate wherein the operating pull will not be direct thereon but on the .con-v trary will be shiftable, and also agate having a shiftable weight means to aid in maintai-ning it in both open position or closed position as the case maybe.v

Another object is to provide anovel construction wherein the .gate and, the signal are under control for automatic operafiion'by "section showing the control of the various the rolling stock, usually the locomotive;

Morespecific objects and advanta'esiwill" be pointed out in part and otherwise. f'come apparent fro moa consideration of theZ'description following taken in connection with; accompanying drawings fllfistrating an tip.- erative embodiment. 7'

In saidblrawingszp igure 1 is a view of the device in lpla-n; Figure 2 is a View thereof in side elevation with the parts open position, the 'sig-;

nal b'eingshown in closed position in fdot ted lines 5 looking towards cables, gate and signal; v

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one ofthe cable operating levers; Figure -8 is a longitudinalsectional view 1 illustratingthe gshiftableweight means of thegate I x, ,r Referring specifically toth'e drawings, a

vat opposite ends of the tube,

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ramoflrbonvent'i'onal form is sagat "10 anda road crossing thereover mdmiea at ,11 and has a ate the nature of a bat-r112, or io'f other construction, associated therewith. This 'gate 'is located at ones-side at crossing while at the other fside of the creasing a signalin any desired term is provided which may The a lever arm or s ma norei s; 3' P The or loar .12 has a fulcrum ro'd' l i 'e irnaled-i n beari'ngs '15 at the top :of suitahl v mon-n't'ed posts 16., in spaced relation,

and b tween which the gate operates. vSaid r d 14, may be arranged in any 'one'of a "serles u of openings 1.7 provided 'i-n'the gate bar 12 order tobal'a'nce the. same or aiiord more efficient voperationin connection with a weightineans hereinafter disclosed. 1A connesting rod or Ineniber 18, for operating 'ca ables, is disposed angularly with res. 'ect to the gate and at each end is pivotaliy connectedlas at 119 to links '20., differing in size, and which at 21 are pivoted to the gate. fOable'siQQ and "23 are connected to opposite ends ofrods18and the latter cable may haveflan extension '24 directly connected to" the gate as shown. jTheseYcables are of any tened to the posts 16. The cable 22 is also fastened to a rocker shaft or lever 27, suit: ably journaled in and carried by the rolling' stock which travels on the track 10 and being adapted for engagement by a dependent irreiiiher 30, on said rolling st'ock,,-

inorder-torock the lever. The "gate in Figure Bis (shown its elevated or open poslg tion -as contrasted with its closed position :of Figure 3. "The .jgate has associated with it, means to maintain it in either of the open or closed positions against LaCGldht 8l displacement. iSuch 'Ineans consists of an 'ini I 31 forining a passageway in which balls 32, functioning as we1ghts, are

Sa'id balls 'are'located accordin to the position er t 1e;ga te,';in one position t he be: on- "he side ofthe "fulcrum Ofthe "gate and in the other position being on the oppo- {site of 'such-.,fu'lcrum. Said gate inits adapted to travel.

. a h :ing 28 located 'in the road bed. Cable is directly Qc nnected 1 to anar'm 28% of said -lever '27. Said'lever also has anupstanding 7 111g 29 arranged the Path of advance Of suitabl -flexiblelconstrii etien and aretrained over, pt111eys25 journai'e'd on rodsjfifi 'fasion 1.0wared'p1osi'tioni estsyon a transverse sup- I port, 33' bran desired penance-on but in similarly to the lugs 29 and 45.

. housing 54, including tubes 55 connected to this instance being mounted by spaced posts 34.

The lever or semaphore 13 is pivoted on a rod spanning two of the posts 34. This arm at the crossing end is preferably formed into a disk as shown having Stop delineated thereon. Two cables 36 and 37 are fastened to the signal arm or semaphore 13 one on each side of its fulcrum and are trained over pulleys 38 journaled on rods 39 spanning certain of the posts 34. This signal 13 is normally urged to an elevated position by means of a weight 40 carried at one end thereof. A pull on the cable 36 will lower the signal arm 13 and the latter will be limited to lowered position by a transverse bar or support 41 spanning the adjacent posts 34. Cable 36 is fastened to an arm 42 of a rock shaft or lever 43, similar to the lever 27 and j ournaled ina suitable housing' 44 and having an upstanding lug 45 thereon similar to the lug 29 and adapted for engagement by the dependent 30 so as to lower the signal 13 to apprise pedestrians or traffic of the approach of the train, before lowering of the gate and thus being arranged a greater distance from the gate than the arm 29.

Both the gate 12 and the signal 13 are adapted to be restored to open position simultaneously by the train after it has passed the crossing and to this end, another rock shaft or lever 46, similar to those at 27 and 43, is used. This lever 46 is journaled in a suitable housing 47 and has an operating lug 48 for engagement by the dependent lever has an arm 49 from which a cable 50 extends which is connected to arms 51 and 52 of the levers 27 and 43, respectively.

Said cable 50 is trained over suitable guide pulleys 53 and the pulleys are located within the housings 28, 44 and 47 and constituting guides for the various cables and permitting such cables to beused even on curves as well as straight tracks. The cable 50 upon being tensioned through the manipulation of lever 46, restores the gate and signal or semaphore 13 to normal or raised position.

It is to be realized that the semaphore 13 may be of any size desired and that it does not project over the crossing a distance suf-. ficient to interfere with traffic.

Presuming the parts operatively connected with a track and the gate and semaphore 12 and 13, respectively in open position, upon the approach of a train, the dependent member 30 first engages the lug 45, thus rocking lever 43 and causing the cable 36 to lower the signal 13. This will apprise traffic of the fact that a train is approaching and that the gate 12 is about to lower. At the desired time interval, governed by the dstance levers 43 and 27 are spaced, the

Said

dependent member 30 engages the lug 29, rocking lever 27 and through the movement of cable 22, lowering the gate. During the movement to this position, the balls or weights 32 shift toward the signal 13 whereby they are located in such a position as to prevent accidental movement of the gate. After the train has passed, it will through the medium of dependent member 30 engage lug 48, thus rocking lever 46 and exerting such a pull on cable 50 as will rock the levers 27 and 43 and cause them, through the connecton of the cables 23 and 37 with their arms 51 and 52, respectively, to simultaneously open the gate and raise the signal 13. Particular attention is called to the fact that incidental to the operation of the cables 22 and 23, they do not exert a direct pull on the gate since they are connected gate, and reducing the strain on the cables.

Various changes may be resorted to pro vided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention 1. An apparatus of the class described comprising a gate, means to actuate said gate, and means carried by the gate having a movement relatively to the gate and independently of the swinging movement of the gate and of the first mentioned means to which the first mentioned means is connected to avoid direct operating pull on the gate.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprising a gate, a rod carried thereby having a movement relatively to the gate and independently of the swinging movement of the gate, oppositely operable pull cables connected to said rod and adapted for actuation to open and close the gate.

3. An apparatus of the class described comprising a gate, a rod carried thereby having a movement relatively to the gate and independently of the swinging movement of the gate, oppositely operable pull cables connected to said rod and adapted for actuation to open and close the gate, posts supporting the gate, and guide pulleys for said cables, means mounting said guide pulleys connected to said posts.

4. An apparatus of the class described comprising a gate, means pivotally mounting the gate, a shiftable weight carried by the gate movable with respect to its fulcrum for the purpose specified, a rod carried by the gate having a movement relatively to the gate and independently of the swinging movement thereof, and means operable byv dicate the movement of the gate, means pivotally mounting said signal, draw elements connected to said signal on opposite sides of its fulcrum, guide means for said draw elements, means pivotally mounting the gate, d'ra-W means to operate the gate,

guide means for the draw means on 'the tion, and a track obstancleilever operable to move certain of the draw elements in the other direction. i

I In testimony whereof I affix signature.

WALTER G. JOY. 

